Mr. MacKenty to Take Sabbatical Next Year

by Olivia Choi Mr MacKenty teaches beginning and advanced programming classes for grades 9 and 10, and also computer science and software engineering for DP. Now in his 14th year at ASW, Mr. Mackenty announced that he will go on a sabbatical next year.  Why and when did you decide to go on a sabbatical? In general, it is important to stay up-to-date with current … Continue reading Mr. MacKenty to Take Sabbatical Next Year

Teachers Before They Were Teachers: How Mr. Harris Became an International Teacher

By Kayleigh Isa In a school such as ASW, students have the opportunity to pursue a plethora of different paths after they have graduated. However, deciding precisely which path is the best may be a difficult thing to gauge. Mr. William Harris, ASW’s new IBDP Economics teacher, shares his story of how, even though he did not pursue education right after high school, his experiences … Continue reading Teachers Before They Were Teachers: How Mr. Harris Became an International Teacher

Once an English Teacher, Now a Math Teacher: Ms. Morin Comes to ASW

By Kate Yie This year in ASW, we have many new teachers joining our school community and here we have Ms. Morin, a new ASW math teacher. Ms. Morin was born in Chicago and she has been working as a teacher for 11 years. Before coming to ASW, she worked in an international school in South Korea, teaching English to elementary students, and she also … Continue reading Once an English Teacher, Now a Math Teacher: Ms. Morin Comes to ASW

Mr. Harris Comes to ASW

by Seungyun Choi As the school year started, new teachers came to ASW. Mr. Harris is one of the new teachers in ASW. He is from Brighton, Ontario, Canada but he grew up in Toronto, Pittsburgh, Windsor, Oakland, Stockholm, and Sudbury.  Before coming to ASW, he taught many different students in the United Arab Emirates, Luxembourg, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bahrain. Now Mr. Harris teaches … Continue reading Mr. Harris Comes to ASW

PSI Faculty Come to ASW

by Olivia Choi This school year, the Pechersk School International of Kyiv, Ukraine has joined our school due to the Russo-Ukrainian war. Along with many students who came to continue their education despite the difficult situation, many faculty members accompanied the students to guide them.  Mr. Best, who currently teaches Individuals and Societies for grade 7-10 and CORE for grade 11-12, and Ms. Olga, who … Continue reading PSI Faculty Come to ASW

Mr. James Begins an ASW Sabbatical

By Julia Klein As the school year comes to a close, we are happy to see the sun come out and welcome the summer break. Yet we are disappointed and sorrowful to wave some of our teachers goodbye, or in some cases, farewell. This year we are suffering a loss of 4 teachers in high school. But there’s one teacher leaving for different reason: Mr. … Continue reading Mr. James Begins an ASW Sabbatical